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Wesley Methodist School Penang [I]

The VIPs attending the official opening

Bishop greeting the Chief Minister of Penang

Signing of the plague by Chief Minister of Penang

Signing ceremony with Telekom Malaysia senior management teamwith Dato’ Chin and Dato’ Jerry Chan representing WMS Penang (Intl)

Release of baloons into the air as a symbolic act to announce the official opening of WMS Penang (Intl)

The VVIPs standing for the national anthem. Dato’ Chin, Chief Minister, Bishop and Dato’ Jerry Chan

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Official Opening of the WMSP [I]By Bishop Dr. Ong Hwai Teik

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COE NewsWesley Methodist School Opens in Penang

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Prayer

Let us continue earnestly in prayer for the following:

1 Pray for the new administration in Malaysia that she will form a good and efficient cabinet, and that they will govern the nation with integrity, justice and compassion. Pray for political will and good conscience to put forth good laws, such as protecting children’s rights, and pushing mar-riage age up to 18 years. Pray for every ministry to make serious changes that will improve effi-ciency and effectiveness, stamp out corruption and improve governance.

2 Pray for unity in the PH Govt so that she will pursue faithfully the bigger picture of Malaysia’s welfare and restoration , and not give in to the politics of selfish ambitions.

3 Pray for the previous administration to accept the result of GE 14 graciously and to continue serving the country faithfully and not to spin or stir unrest. Pray against all efforts, human or de-monic, to stir up civil unrest and violence in any manner;

4 Pray that all Malaysians will set aside the emo-tions and mutual hostilities that may have been aroused by the election, and to make every effort to live in mutual respect and peace together.

5 Pray for the Church to live out as salt and light to the nation. Pray for a return to the Great Com-mandment and the Great Commission, and for Christians to live out holy and righteous lives, in all humility and compassion, and in love for each other.

“Let’s pray without ceasing.”

Excerpt of Bishop Ong’s Speech on 20 June 2018 -Completion of Construction Ceremony of Wesley MethodistSchool Bandar Seri Coalfields, Sungai Buloh, Selangor

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KLK Land Bandar Seri Coalfields offering “ACE” Education in January 2019 with the completion of the Wesley Methodist School

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MEF Charity Golf 2018

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CAC News年会原住民事工研讨交流会

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SCAC NewsB.B. Miri Forms Love Box Committee

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Excerpt of Bishop Ong’s Speech

Official Opening of the Wesley Methodist School Penang [International]

5 July 2018 by the Right Honourable Chief Minister of Penang YAB Tuan Chow Kon Yeow

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The Right Honourable Chief Minister of Penang - YAB Tuan Chow Kon Yeow, Pengarah Jabatan Pelajaran Pulau Pinang - Tuan Mohd. Jamil bin Mohammed, ADUN of Sg Pinang - YB Lim Siew Khim, ADUN of Kebun Bunga - YB Jason Ong Khan Lee, Co-chairman of the WMS Penang [I] Build-ing Committee - Dato Jerry Chan Fook Sing - Chairman of the WMS Board of Management - Dato Chin Lean Keat, esteemed educators, distinguished guests, teachers, parents and students, church pastors, leaders and members, ladies and gentlemen – good morning to everyone and thank you for taking time to be present here today!

We thank Almighty God for the Official Opening of the WMS Penang International this morning that is officiated by The Right Honourable Chief Minister of Penang - YAB Tuan Chow Kon Yeow.

The Council of Education of the Methodist Church in Ma-laysia expresses sincere thanks to The Right Honourable Chief Minister for according us the honour of his presence. We trace our connection of a shared vision with the Penang State Government - of offering affordable quality education to make a telling difference in young lives and in building this nation - back to 2012.

The then Chief Minister of Penang, YAB Tuan Lim Guan Eng facilitated the purchase of this plot of land for the WMS P [I] to be built. Our current Chief Minister was then a mem-ber of the Penang State Executive Council as the Chairman for Local Government, Traffic Management and Flood Miti- gation Committee. The Penang State Government continued to show her support - rendering administrative support in the course of the building process.

Speaking of that sister Penang Methodist mission school – I am reminded of the humbling, challenging and inspiring speech of Mr A Halliday, Chief Education Officer, Penang, when officially opening the MGS Penang Music, Art and Domestic Science Block during the 70th Anniversary Cele-bration of that school on 10 February 1962. Mr Halliday had said: “The efforts of the Methodist Mission Schools in giving proper education to the youth in this country are most laud-able and the countless number of people who have passed through the schools have every reason to be grateful.”

He was further quoted the following day by the Straits Times [in an article titled –“Mission schools in Malaya need have no fear about their future”] as saying –

“They are the strongest of our educational institutions and there is no reason for a strong man to be afraid…It was strange that recently that concern had been expressed over their future. They need have no fear that they would be “compelled to lay down the burden they have carried for so long and so successfully.””

I must hasten to add that the Methodist Church in Malaysia will want to continue our legacy of mission school education and not to “lay down the burden they have carried for so long and [to a degree] so successfully” but, we can only do so with the faithful sustaining providence of Almighty God, the partnership and collaboration of the federal and the state Governments, the support of parents, the contributions and gifts of generous donors [some of whom are present today], the goodwill of the public at large, the sacrificial input gi- ven by the unnamed many - substantially from the Metho- dist Church, the wider Christian community and the diligent, responsible and earnest work of the teaching and adminis-trative staff.

So thank you all for your presence, help and continual support as we together, in the words of the Good Book of the Christian faith - “devise and stand by noble plans and deeds” [Isaiah 32:8].

May Almighty God continue to bless our new Malaysia, the ministry and labour of WMS Penang International and each one of us.

Thank you.

Bishop Dr Ong Hwai Teik (Chairman) Council of Education The Methodist Church in Malaysia

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Wesley Methodist School Opens in Penang

On a bright sunny day on the 6th July 2018, Wesley Metho- dist School Penang new campus in Bandar Sri Pinang had its official opening with the Chief Minister, Yang Amat Berhor-mat Tuan Chow Koon Yeow as the guest of honour.

Among some of the VIPs that greeted the Chief Minister were Bishop Rev. Dr. Ong Hwai Teik Chairman of the Coun-cil of Education (COE), Dato’ Chin Lean Keat WMS Board of Management Chairman, Dato’ Jerry Chan WMS Penang Building Committee Task Force co-chairman, Jenny Qua COE Private Education Director, Mr. Khor Hong Yin COE Executive Director and the senior management team from Telekom Malaysia.

There were performances from WMS Ipoh students and WMS Penang, including a short video clip on the school from the ground breaking ceremony, on-going construction to the completion of the school complex. The school is built for a capacity of 1,500 students, from Early Years to Primary to Secondary school. In his speech, Dato’ Chin Lean Keat said WMS Penang (Intl) aimed to offer affordable education to working parents who were seeking British curriculum for their children.

On this auspicious day, there was also a signing ceremony between Dato’ Chin Lean Keat on behalf of Wesley Metho- dist School Penang and the senior management team from Telekom Malaysia Berhad for digital school management system and solutions. After the ceremony in the school hall, the VIPs proceeded to visit exhibition booths on 21st Century Education.

They then proceeded to the school’s central courtyard, where the Chief Minister, Bishop, Dato’ Chin and Dato’ Jerry Chan released balloons into the air to mark the opening of WMS Penang (Intl) at Lebuh Sungai Pinang. The Metho- dist Council of Education would like to thank God for His grace and providence, bringing about the completion of the school building complex. Heartfelt thanks were accorded to donors, the AEC of Methodist Church in Malaysia, the Board of Management of WMS, the Methodist Churches, other churches in Penang and the Building Committee tasked for building of this campus, making WMS Penang (Intl) campus a reality.

By Jenny QuaPrivate Education Director

Chief Minister of Penang visiting the exhibition booths

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Excerpt of Bishop Ong’s Speech on 20 June 2018 -

COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION CEREMONY of Wesley Methodist School Bandar Seri Coalfields,

Sungai Buloh, SelangorTan Sri Lee Oi Hian – CEO of KLK Bhd, Executive Direc-tor of KLK Bhd, Mr. Lee Jia Zhang, Managing Director of KLK Land Sdn Bhd (the property arm of KLK), Dato’ David Tan Thean Thye, Dato Chin Lean Keat - Chairman of WMS Management Board of the COE, esteemed members of the Kuala Lumpur Kepong management team and the Council of Education of the MCM, distinguished guests, Ladies and gentlemen – a very good morning to everyone.

We thank Almighty God for this joyous and memorable mile-stone with this Completion of Construction Ceremony of WMS Bandar Seri Coalfields. Construction began after Kuala Lumpur Kepong and Council of Education of the Methodist Church in Malaysia signed the MOU on 25 Aug 2016 at the KLK Damansara Perdana Office.

The occasion today is made even more significant against the backdrop of the much celebrated blessing of a “new Malay-sia” post the 9 May 2018 GE14. It would seem that Almighty God is commissioning us together, using the words of the Old Testament prophet in NIV Isaiah 60:1 “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. 2 See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the LORD rises upon you and his glo-ry appears over you. 3 Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.

I am reminded of another historic ground-breaking moment when the sovereign enabling hand of the Almighty, is res- ponded to by the hearts and hands of humankind.

When Apollo 11 landed on the moon on 20 July 1969, the first man out for the moon walk was Neil Armstrong; he was followed by Buzz Aldrin. Buzz Aldrin had been reported to have written the following that “captured the moment” for him –

“Nevertheless, in an effort to remain calm and collected, I decided that this would be an excellent time for a ceremo-ny I had planned as an expression of gratitude and hope. Weeks before, as the Apollo mission drew near, I had origi-nally asked Dean Woodruff, pastor at Webster Presbyterian Church, where my family and I attended services when I was home in Houston, to help me come up with something I could do on the moon, some appropriate symbolic act regarding the universality of seeking. I had thought in terms of doing something overtly patriotic, but everything we came up with

sounded trite and jingoistic. I settled on a well-known ex-pression of spirituality: celebrating the first Christian Com-munion on the moon, much as Christopher Columbus and other explorers had done when they first landed in their “new world.”

I wanted to do something positive for the world, so the spiritual aspect appealed greatly to me...So, during those first hours on the moon, before the planned eating and rest periods, I reached into my personal preference kit and pulled out the communion elements along with a three-by-five card on which I had written the words of Jesus: “I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me, and I in him, will bear much fruit; for you can do nothing without me.” [John 15:5]. I poured a thimbleful of wine from a sealed plas-tic container into a small chalice, and waited for the wine to settle down as it swirled in the one-sixth Earth gravity of the moon. My comments to the world were inclusive: “I would like to request a few moments of silence … and to invite each person listening in, wherever and whomever they may be, to pause for a moment and contemplate the events of the past few hours, and to give thanks in his or her own way.” I silent-ly read the Bible passage as I partook of the wafer and the wine, and offered a private prayer for the task at hand and the opportunity I had been given. ….[But] at the time I could think of no better way to acknowledge the enormity of the Apollo 11 experience than by giving thanks to God. It was my hope that people would keep the whole event in their minds and see, beyond minor details and technical achievements, a deeper meaning — a challenge and the human need to ex-plore whatever are above us, below us, or out there.”

May Almighty God, the Sovereign Maker of heaven and earth, continue to help us as we gather today to celebrate the technical and building excellence achieved at this Ser-vice that celebrates the Completion of Construction of WMS Bandar Seri Coalfields which will be operational come Jan-uary 2019.

But let us also “see beyond technical details and achieve-ments to a deeper meaning”. In this challenge we, KLK Land and the Methodist Church in Malaysia - undertake to serve our community in touching and transforming young lives in this generation and the next, by providing education with mission, excellence and compassion through he WMS Bandar Seri Coalfields.

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In the perceptive words of the great Nelson Mandela who throws light on this challenge from another perspective: “Destroying any nation does not require the use of atomic bombs or the use of long range missiles. It only requires low-ering the quality of education and allowing cheating in the examinations of student.” He had also said: “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”.

We, in the Methodist Church in Malaysia, thank Almighty God for this opportunity to partner with a renowned corpora-tion like KLK Bhd, a business organisation of international repute that has operated for over 100 years, to build and to serve our nation through this school, especially in this op-portune fresh season of a “new Malaysia” that God has so graciously granted to us.

As we together respond to - NIV Isaiah 60:1 “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you” - may the Almighty and Sovereign God bless and pros-per the continuing journey of WMS Bandar Seri Coalfields, as well as the total venture of KLK Land project of develop-ing this area of Bandar Seri Coalfields.

Thank you.

Bishop Dr Ong Hwai Teik (Chairman) Council of Education The Methodist Church in Malaysia

Lord for All Though our Savior’s passion is over, His compassion is not.

(William Penn)

IN WORD: There are people who hate Christianity and Christians, spewing bitter insults at all who claim Jesus’ name. But they were created by Jesus for Him-self. There are wicked thieves and murderers who will crush a life easier than we swat a mosquito. But they were created by Jesus for Himself. There are slaves of all sorts of sexual perversities who would spit in God’s face before obeying His plan. But they, too, were creat-ed by Jesus for Himself.

In fact, all things were created by Jesus for Himself. Sometimes we approach the spiritual war with anger and hatred, forgetting that the battle is for the glory of God and that flesh and blood are not the warriors. And sometimes we just let it slide. Evil can have its way in its own corners of the world, as long as it doesn’t invade our neighborhoods. All the while, God would point us to one unarguable fact: those who commit evil in this world and war against the faith are those who were created by Jesus for Himself.

This means that whenever we approach the victims or the aggressors of this war casually, we are treating as profane people whom Jesus created for Himself. When-ever we respond to attacks or injustices with hatred toward the human agents involved, we are rejecting a work that jesus intends for His own purposes—and we are rejecting any part He might have planned for us in their redemption. We are treating sacred objects pro-fanely.

IN DEED: Approach your world as the potentially sacred environment that it is. Be bold and firm against evil, but do not hate its representatives. They were designed for a purpose, and for all we know, they will be redeemed before the last day. When our plans for people don’t match God’s, we need to make an adjustment, and sometimes the adjustment will be huge; His plans are often beyond our imagination. The important thing to remember in all of our encounters in this world is this: everyone we meet was created by Jesus for Himself.

All things were created by Him and for Him . Colossians 1:16D

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BANDAR SERI COALFIELDS OFFERING “ACE” EDUCATION IN JANUARY 2019 WITH THE COMPLETION OF THE WESLEY METHODIST SCHOOL

Selangor, 20 June 2018 – Following the launch of its hilltop homes, North Haven at Bandar Seri Coalfields last year, KLK Land has reached another milestone with the completion of the new campus of Wesley Methodist School (“WMS”). A completion of construction ceremony was held and jointly officiated by the CEO of Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad (“KLK”), Tan Sri Lee Oi Hian together with the Chairman of the Council of Education of The Methodist Church, Bishop Dr Ong Hwai Teik. Also present were Executive Director of KLK, Mr. Lee Jia Zhang, Managing Director of KLK Land Sdn Bhd (the property arm of KLK), Dato’ David Tan Thean Thye, and Chairman of the Board of Management Wesley Methodist Schools, Dato Chin Lean Keat.

The event began with the usual formalities followed by ribbon-cutting and plaque signing ceremo-ny, officially marking the completion of construction of Wesley Methodist School, Bandar Seri Coal-fields. Those present were then led to the main entrance of the school where a tree-planting cere- mony was performed to commemorate the event. After the ceremony, the convoy also took time to embark on a brief walkabout around the school led by Senior General Manager, Operations of KLK Land Sdn Bhd (“KLK Land”), Mr. Prakash Prasannan.

The establishment of the school is in line with KLK Land’s commitment towards building vibrant commu-nities through education. Tan Sri Lee Oi Hian, in his remarks during the ceremony, said that “Having a reputable education provider like Wesley Methodist School in Bandar Seri Coalfields will be an exciting time for our township and provide a catalyst for the surrounding communities to grow. The school’s entry is very timely and stamp our commitment to continuously transform communities and contribute to the nation building process.”

KLK Land had inked a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) with the Council of Methodist School back in September 2016, to develop a private school at Bandar Seri Coalfields. Under the MoU, phase 1 of the school comprises a block of Kindergarten and a block of Primary school. These two (2) blocks of education centres are equipped with 30 classrooms complete with labs, library and a courtyard garden and are ex-pected to house a total of 1,000 students. Construction of the school was targeted for 2 years and handover of the school was targeted in the second half of 2018. Thereafter, school operations are expected to start in January 2019.

In his congratulatory address, Bishop Dr. Ong mentioned that “Over the past 2 years, we have been work-ing closely with KLK Land to deliver quality education and realising the dream of producing ACE students (strong Academic performance, holistic Character and well-rounded Extra-curricular achiever) in a plea- sant township environment. All of us at Wesley Methodist Schools group are dedicated to provide edu-cation with Mission, Excellence and Compassion. We are well-prepared and excited to welcome the first batch of students who will be enrolling in January.”

Wesley Methodist School is recognized in the private and international school environment. Ha- ving started in Sentul, Kuala Lumpur, there are now a total of 6 school campuses nationwide. WMS at Ban-dar Seri Coalfields is currently enrolling the new intake for academic year 2019. A series of parent forums leading to entrance assessments are being conducted. The medium of instruction in WMS is the English language, but Bahasa Malaysia and Chinese language are taught as study subjects with equal emphasis.

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There is also a large pre-school building within the school complex. This pre-school is meant to be a safe environment for children in the BSC community while their parents are at work. The pre-school will be able to cater for toddlers from 3 years old onwards.

KLK Land

To-date, Bandar Seri Coalfields have completed over 1,600 homes. In its latest offering, Hemingway Res-idences comprises 158 units of 24’x95’ Superlink homes and 94 units of 40’x100’ Semi-detached homes. The school, which also forms part of this new freehold hilltop enclave, is a short 5 minutes’ walk to the res-idential precinct. The school will also get to use the nearby holistic facilities offered by the township, which includes the 50-acre Central Park that comes with a full-size football field, adventurous play deck as well as a new club house that holds a swimming pool, gym, badminton courts, basketball court and tennis courts.

About Bandar Seri CoalfieldsThe masterplan of Bandar Seri Coalfields set on a 1,000 acre of FREEHOLD land with a total GDV of RM5 billion is an integrated township steadily establishing a new lifestyle community of retail, business, educa-tion, shopping and residences. Bandar Seri Coalfields is also the first township within the Sungai Buloh West and Shah Alam North vicinity to have its own Auxiliary Police.

Accessibility wise, Bandar Seri Coalfields is connected via five major highways – the Guthrie Corridor Ex-pressway (GCE), KL-Kuala Selangor Expressway (LATAR), Jalan Kuala Selangor – Sungai Buloh, North-South Expressway and two upcoming highways, which are under construction, namely the Damansara – Shah Alam Expressway (DASH) and the West Coast Expressway (WCE).

About KLK LandKLK Land Sdn Bhd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad, one of the leading plan-tation companies listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.

KLK Land began venturing into property development in the 1990s, capitalising on the strategic location of its vast land bank in Sungai Buloh with projects such as Desa Coalfields, Sierramas and the 1,000-acre Bandar Seri Coalfields. Other land parcels earmarked for development are under various stages of plan-ning and design including projects in the Klang Valley as well as Iskandar Malaysia.

About Wesley Methodist SchoolWesley Methodist School is a rapidly expanding and a well sought after Malaysian private school. It is well known for its fine discipline and excellent academic records. Started in Kuala Lumpur, it has since expanded its presence in Ipoh, Klang, Melaka, Seremban and Penang.

Wesley Methodist School’s vision is “To be Schools of Excellence”. At Wesley Methodist School, students will be nurtured and developed holistically to their fullest potential and character marked by excellence in Academic performance, Character formation and Extra-curricular achievements.

For admission enquiries (Wesley Methodist School at Bandar Seri Coalfields), please contact / whatsapp: Jenny Qua / Daniel GanMethodist Council of Education / Wesley Methodist SchoolTel: 010-4088980E: info@bsc.wms.edu.my.

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MEF Charity Golf 2018

The Methodist Education Foundation organised a fund raising event through the MEF Charity Golf 2018 tournament held on the 17th May 2018. The golf tour-

nament was held at the Sungai Long Golf & Country Club.

A total of 88 golfers took part and the event raised a total of RM137,000 for the Foundation. The day of the game was bright and sunny, and the golfers had an enjoyable game with many prizes donated by individuals and corporate bodies.

In 2017 the MEF gave scholarships to 75 students studying in tertiary institutions totalling RM257,000 and grants to poor and needy school going children in 7 schools totalling RM33,000. In addition a grant of RM20,000 was given to the Hope Methodist Vocational Centre located in Sitiawan to help them start their vocational training programme for poor young people to learn skills in air conditioning and refriger-ation systems.

We are expecting more applications for scholarships and grants in 2018. We pray that more people and corporate bo- dies will donate to the Foundation to help meet the needs of needy students. Please email us a copy of the bank in receipt with your details when making your donations. All donations will be issued Tax Exempt receipts. You may donate directly into the Foundation’s bank as follows:

Name: Methodist Education FoundationBank: HSBC Bank Malaysia BhdAccount No.: 302-311618-001Mailing address: No. 67 Jalan 5/31, 46000 Petaling Jaya, Selangor. Email: mef@mcoe.edu.myTel: 03-79565310

We would like to express our deep thanks and gratitude to all the golfers, donors, advertisers, sponsors and the organising committee for contributing to the success of MEF Charity Golf 2018.

By Peter Cheah

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B.B. Miri forms Love Box Committee

Jul 9, Miri - The Miri Love Box Committee for The Boys’ Brigade in Malaysia (B.B.) was formally commissioned at Gan En Methodist Church during the 5th Miri’s Enrollment Sunday Service yesterday.

The commissioning was conducted by Rev. Winnie Lau, who is also the Chaplain for 5th Miri Company and Pastor-in-charge of Gan En Methodist Church.

Also present to witness the commissioning was Capt. Sim Tze Sian, the Organizing Chairman for the B.B. Sarawak State Council 2018 Love Box Project.

Since its inception in 2012, the B.B. Love Box community project has collected and distributed 27,000 gifts to needy families and students irrespective of their race and religion during the Christmas season.

Capt. Sim, who is also the B.B. Sarawak State Council Chairman for Social Welfare and Community, flew in from Kuching to witness the commissioning.

Clearly elated, Capt. Sim who is also the Captain for 2nd Kuching Company, commented: “Thank God for Miri and Limbang Love Box Committees. I can see their passion in this project. This year, this project is on a state-level plat-form (Southern Region - Kuching, Sri Aman, Central Region - Sarikei, Bintangor, Sibu, Northern Region - Bintulu, Miri, Limbang) which is unprecedented. We want to ensure the project’s effectiveness by synchronizing and utilizing B.B. resources through Sarawak with the purpose to benefit more

recipients. Well done, Miri and Limbang Committees! May God use us and the Love Box as a channel to share His Love with the needy,” he added.

Miri Love Box Organizing Chairman Capt. Law Sie Siek ex-pressed his appreciation and thanks for the positive respons-es received. “In particular, we wish to thank Bintang Mega Mall for sponsoring us with a free kiosk during our project period from Nov-Dec as we seek gifts from the generous public. We also wish to express our thanks to schools, Pull-man Waterfront Hotel, Sarawak Oil Palms Berhad and BEM On The Rock which have expressed interests in collaborating with us in this community project.”

The Love Box targets to solicit and distribute 17,000 gifts based on the following: Southern Region - 8,000 gifts, Cen-tral Region - 3,000 gifts, Bintulu - 2,000 gifts, Miri and Lim-bang - 4, 000 gifts.

Each gift the donor gives in kind is worth around RM25. The five specific gifts are Milo, Rice, School bag, Towel and Stationery.

For more information about the Love Box, please contact via Whatsapp: Southern Region Lt. Michael Hung (012-8881314), Central Region Capt. Tang Sing Onn (019-8884388), Bintulu - Capt. Henry Chew 016-9807411, Miri - Capt. Law Sie Siek 013-8305779), Limbang - Hon. Capt. Lawrence Wong 013-8398778).

By Lt. James TC Wong 4th Miri Company

2018 Miri Love Box Committee - (4LR) Rev Winnie Lau, Capt Law Sie Siek, Capt Sim Tze Sian. Photo credit - Eric Yu

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